Spinning reel with friction brake



July 21, 1964 M- ROUANET 3,141,629

SPINNING REEL WITH FRICTION BRAKE Filed April 29, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Ila/amp .120 mm July 21, 1964 M. ROUANET 3,141,629

smmmc REEL WITH FRICTION BRAKE Filed April 29, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2United States Patent ice 3,141,629 SPINNING REEL WITH FRICTION BRAKEMichel Rouanet, 27 Rue des Girondins, Saint-Cloud, France Filed Apr. 29,1960, Ser. No. 25,607 Claims priority, application France June 9, 195912 Claims. (Cl. 242-84.'21)

The present invention relates to fishing reels having a line drum orspool which does not rotate during the bait casting operation but allowsline to pay out from the spool. In such reels when the line is retrieveda pick-up guides the line onto the spool, and either the pick-up or thespool may be rotated to wind the line on the spool.

More particularly, my invention relates to fishing reels of the typedescribed in the Patent No. 2,600,558, in which the rotatable flyercarrying the line pick-up and the line drum or spool are axiallyslidable relatively to one another to either a remote line castingposition or an adjacent line rewinding position.

The object of the present invention which may be considered as animproved embodiment for the said type of reel, is to fit the reels witha more strongly built and simple mechanism, and with a more reliablepick-up system.

The embodiment according to my invention includes several improvementsrelative to the pick-up device and to the brake device which permit,while the reel is operative, to wind in the line for landing the fishand the line to pay out as may be necessary to keep the fish frombreaking the line.

The embodiment is described hereunder, and shown in the annexeddrawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a partial axial section, the spool being shown in elevation,

FIGURE 2 is an axial section of the reel in winding condition,

FIGURE 3 is a section through the axis of the crank, looking to theright in FIGURE 2,

FIGURE 4 is a detailed drawing of the cam element 13 of FIGURE 2,

FIGURE 5 shows the pick-up return device shown in elevation. This is aview of element 6 of FIGURE 1 looking toward the left,

FIGURE 6 is a section taken on line 66 of FIG- URE 3,

FIGURE 7 represents the spool and its hub shown in elevation, and

FIGURE 8 is a section taken at 88 of FIGURE 3 showing only the driveconnection between hub 23 and gear 311.

The housing of the reel is generally designated 1, with a support 2through which the reel is fixed to fishing rod 3 that is parallel ornearly parallel to the axis of the reel. The line 4 is wound on orunwound from spool 5. Such spool, as the line is rewound, performs areciprocating motion of translation. Both remote positions are shown inFIG. 2, one being represented by a dotted line. Such conventional motionis performed in order to distribute the line evenly on the spool inrewinding. The shellshaped pick-up holder of flyer 6, fixed in front ofthe spool, holds a pick-up 7, which causes the line to be rewound on thespool when flyer 6 is rotated. Flyer 6, by translation, may be shiftedto either position represented in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively, as willbe explained below. The usual hand crank 8 controls on one hand themotion of translation of the flyer when the handle is rotated through alimited angle in one direction, and on the other hand provides for thealternate motion of spool 5, and simultaneously the rotation of flyer 6,when the hand crank is actuated in the reverse direction.

3,141,629 Patented July 21, 1964 The previous information should beconsidered as known in the art and representing the type of reel whichmechanism is improved by the invention in the description to follow.

According to the invention the pick-up device comprises a knob 7 whichmay retract or protrude relative to the external surfaces of thecylinder flange or ring 9 of flyer 6 through a hole provided in suchflange. For that purpose, knob 7 is fixed on a bent support 10 which isslidingly guided by the inner face of the flyer and by a plate 11secured on such face. The end 12 of support It) is bent to provide ashoulder which is pressed by spring 17 on a camming surface of andexcentered relatively to socket 14, rigid with housing 1, or formed bythe end of this socket.

The flyer 6 is fixed on the end of shaft 15 by a nut 16. Shaft 15 movesfreely in translation and rotation relative to socket 14, so that, inaccordance with the position of the flyer (FIGS. 2 or 3), shoulder 12 ofsupport 10 is engaged or disengaged by the cam. The result of sucharrangement is that the protruding end of pick-up 7 out of flange 9 iscontrolled by the relative motion of translation of shaft 15 relative tosocket 14, and by a limited rotation of the shaft.

A leaf or wire spring 17 which bears near its ends on two projectingends 18, 19 of plate 11 secured to flier 6 (FIG. 5) actuates shoulder 12in order to cause inward radial movement of the pick-up when permittedby the position of the carnming surface (position of FIG. 1).

The line is hooked by the knob 7, in protruding position, FIG. 2; andthis is made easier due to the cover 21 fixed by a screw 22 in front ofhousing 1, which delimits the ring-shaped clearance through which theline may escape; the pick-up 7 extends across said clearance, when theflyer rotates in the rewinding motion.

Spool 5 is alternately moved by the following mechanism; hub 23, whichrotation is controlled by hand crank 8, is fitted with a spur 24 whichfits into a slit 25 of a cap 26 bearing two arms 27, 28 sliding intogrooves of socket 14, which forms a hub on which spool 5 may freelymove. Arms 27, 28, by two shoulders 29 protruding out of the guidinggrooves, insert spool 5 on each side, so that this spool is controlledin translation by arms 27, 28 while it may still rotate relative tosocket 14.

The rotation of flyer 6 is provided from a toothed wheel 30 by a hollowpinion 31, which is fitted inside by a part of square section of shaft15, which thus is rotated, but remains free in translation. According toa practice common in the art, a spiral torsion spring 33 coiled on thehub of pinion 31 is used to allow the rotation in a sole direction, herethe direction corresponding to the rewinding of the line.

Pinion 31 is secured on one hand by a shoulder ring of socket 14 and onthe other hand by a ring 34 upon which presses coil spring 35 on shaft15, which diameter is reduced beyond section 32. On the other hand, thecoil spring rests on ring 36, keyed on shaft 15.

The axial movement of shaft 15 is caused by bent lever 37 swivelling on38 and having a bent portion 39 forming a shoulder. Said shoulder isoperatively connected with hand crank 8 through an escapement mechanism,pointed out in the description to follow.

The gear wheel 30 which is centered on the rotation axis of hand crank 8is mounted to rotate freely on hub 23 keyed on the shaft 41 of the crank8. The hub 23 is operatively connected for rotation with wheel 30 bymeans of a friction device including two friction washers 42, 43,pressed by the laminated or disk spring 44, which itself is secured by ascrew 45 in shaft 41. Washer 42 is inserted between hub 23 and Wheel 30,washer 43 is inserted between wheel 30 and spring 44, the latter pressesthe assembly, whereby the washers frictionally grip the wheel 30. Togive a positive drive between hub 23 and gear 30 in the reeling-indirection of rotation a pawl 66 may be used mounted on gear 30- by pivot67 and pressed by a spring 68 against ratchet teeth on the edge of hub23, in which case it will be noted that as reverse rotation of hub 23 iseffected pawl 66 clicks over the ratchet teeth of hub 23. Gear 31 isheld stationary because it and gear 30 are biased in the reversedirection of rotation of crank 8 by the friction drive between hub 23and gear 30 and clutch 33 prevents reverse rotation of gear 31. Uponrotation of crank 8 in the reeling-in direction, lever 47 and thereforelever 37 are moved to release the shaft for movement toward reeling-incondition as it is biased to do by spring 35. The inner end of pick-up12 moves toward the spool and is engaged by the eccentric cam 14 and sois forced radially out- Wardly until it rides on the concentric portion13 of the cam element. It will be noted that the crank 8 will always bein the same position with respect to the fishing pole whenever the reelis conditioned for casting.

Thus the rotation of flyer 6 is insured in the rewinding owing to thefriction device but because Spring 33, though the hand crank may beoperated in the reverse direction the flier cannot be reversed, and gear36 will not reverse in rotation.

Pin 46 is supported at the rear of hub 23 and its func tion isillustrated by FIG. 6 (see section line 66 of FIG. 3). Such pincooperates with a one-direction escapement device, composed of an anchor47, oscillating on axle 38. A slot 48 is provided in such anchor and isdesigned to hook pin 46 when it runs in the opposite or reversedirection of arrow 49 and it is shaped in order not to disturb therotation of pin 46 in the direction of arrow 49 which is the forwarddirection corresponding to the rewinding. Anchor 47 is returned inmedian position A, represented by a line, by spring 50, one end of whichis secured in 51, a fixed point, and the other end is secured in 52, onshoulder 53 of anchor 47.

Anchor 47 may be driven, when the crank is turned in the reeling-indirection by the pin 46 into position A, and in the other direction toposition A, positioned by a stop 54. Position A of FIG. 6 corresponds tothe winding in position, represented in FIG. 2, of the knob 7 of theflier 6 and of the lever 37. Position A" of FIG. 6 corresponds to thecasting position, represented in FIG. 1, of knob 7 and of lever 37. Inthe displacement A", anchor 47, through its shoulder 55, fits under theend of spring 56, composed of a blade which is slightly bent. Suchspring is secured to the housing at 57 and holds the anchor and thus pin46 in position A, such locking being overcome only by rotation of thehand crank providing the rotation of pin 46 in the direction of arrow49.

During the displacement A to A, shoulder 53 of the anchor operates onshoulder 39 of lever 37, that is, a on-direction connection to pressagainst shoulder 39 to rotate lever 37 anticlockwise in FIGURE 1.

Crank pin 24 which, operating in slot 25 of element 26, causes thereciprocation of the spool as the flier is rotated, is positioned sothat when the pin 46 is turned through the angle A, A, to A the spool 5is placed in its most rearward position. So, it will be seen that incasting condition the flier 6 is positioned as far forward as possible,and the spool 5 is positioned as far to the rear as possible to assurefree flow of the line from the spool.

The braking system prevents normally the spool 5 from rotating, butallows the same to rotate; hence, the line to pay out from the spool asmay be necessary to keep the fish from breaking the line. Thisconventional braking is performed by improved means, including a drum58, which is solid in rotation with the spool, by means of four stemssuch as 59 engaging slidably four corresponding holes 60 provided withinthe hub of the spool, as shown in FIG. 7. The shoe 61 of the brake rubsagainst the outer face of the drum, and is pressed by spring 62, theother end of which rests on a tappet 63 moving on the guiding rod of thespring, such tappet being solid with a nut in which fits screw 64,driven by knob 65. Thus it is possible to regulate the tension of spring62, which is generally set slightly within the line rupture.

The operation has been explained in the description above. It will,however, be completely explained against in the following description.In the rewinding position, FIG. 2, it may be seen that the rotation ofthe crank insures the rotation of the flyer 6 through wheel 15 andpinion 31 while the alternate motion of the spool is insured through hub23, spur 24 and cap 26. The line is seized by pick-up 7 and rewindsevenly.

Once the line is rewound and for a new cast, the fisherman turns crank 8in reverse direction relative to the winding-in direction, until aresistance is felt as anchor 47, driven by pin 46, is stopped by stop54. In such motion, shoulder 53 of anchor operates shoulder 39 of lever37, which pushes shaft 15, thus driving pick-up holder 6 in the positionof FIG. 1, in which support 10 is not stopped any more by cam 13 and isreturned by spring spring, thus retracting pick-up 7 inside the flyer 6.As spool 5 is completely free, it is possible to cast easily.

To take back the line, the fisherman runs the crank in the direction ofthe rewinding. Pin 46 takes anchor 47 back into position A, thusreleasing lever 37. Flyer 6 comes back to the right hand side owing tospring 35. Cam. i3 inserts shoulder 12 of support 10, thus providing theprotruding of pick-up 7 out of the flyer, which can now seize the line.

What I claim is:

1. In a fishing reel including a housing, a spool arranged to hold aline and mounted for free delivery of the line therefrom substantiallyaxially of the spool, a line pick-up device including an axiallydisplaceable flier arranged to encircle the spool, crank means rotatablein one direction for rotating the flier to wind in the line when saidflier is in spool encircling position, means operated by said crankmeans for imparting to said spool a reciprocating axial movement incombination with said flier rotation, a pick-up member mounted in saidflier for radial movement, lever means for axially displacing the flierfrom a position encircling the spool to a position remote from the spooland biasing means to cause return movement of said flier in the otherdirection to return the flier to a position encircling the spool, saidcrank means being rotatable to a limited extent in a reverse direction,and means rotated by said crank in said reverse direction to engage andactuate said lever to displace said flier axially, and a cam fixedlymounted with respect to said housing, said cam being shaped and beingoperatively positioned with respect to said pick-up member to engage anddisplace said pick-up member in radial outward direction as aconsequence of the rotation of said flier in said one direction, wherebysaid member is caused to protrude relatively to said flier.

2. A fishing reel as set forth in claim 1, including friction means,said crank means and said flier being operatively connected by saidfriction means, and including means to check the rotation of the flierduring rotation of said crank means in the reverse direction.

3. A fishing reel as set forth in claim 1, including spring means, saidpick-up member and said spring means being operatively connected todisplace said pickup member radially inwardly as a consequence of themovement of the flier to the position remote from the spool.

4. In a fishing reel including a normally non-rotating spool arranged tohold a line and mounted for free delivery of the line therefromsubstantially axially of the spool, a line pick-up device including anaxially displaceable flier arranged to encircle the spool, lever meansoperable in one direction for axially displacing the flier to a positionremote from the spool and return means operable in the other directionto return the flier to a position encircling the spool, common means forrotating the flier to wind in the line when it is in spool encirclingposition and to impart a reciprocating axial movement to said spool, abraking device including a ring rotatable with said spool and slidinglymounted relative to said spool, and a braking shoe mounted to exert abraking action on said ring to normally hold said spool againstrotation.

5. A fishing reel as set forth in claim 4, in which said spool isprovided with apertures parallel to its axis and the ring of the brakingdevice is provided with stems parallel to the axis of the spool engagingslidingly in the apertures of the spool.

6. In a fishing reel including a frame, a spool arranged to hold a lineand mounted for free delivery of the line therefrom substantiallyaxially of the spool, said spool being normally held against rotation, aline pick-up device including a rotatable and axially slidable shaft, amovable flier mounted for axial movement with said shaft arranged tonormally encircle the spool, crank means to rotate said shaft, levermeans operable upon rotation of said crank a part turn in a castingdirection to move said shaft axially for moving the flier axially to acasting position axially displaced from the spool, and means operableupon rotation of the shaft in the reeling-in direction to return theflier to a reeling-in position encircling the spool, crank meansimparting a reciprocating axial movement to said spool with respect tosaid flier when said shaft is rotated in the reeling-in direction, and aone direction escapement device controlling said lever operated byreverse rotation of said crank.

7. In the fishing reel of claim 6, including a drum, said spool beingmounted coaxially of and axially slidable with respect to said drum butfixed for rotation with said drum, and an adjustable brake means toexert a braking pressure on said drum whereby, while reeling-in, thespool may turn and the line pay out as may be necessary upon apredetermined tension developing in the line to keep the fish frombreaking the line.

8. A friction brake as set forth in claim 7, in which the spool isprovided with a series of holes arranged in a circle, the drum beingprovided with stems disposed to slidingly engage said holes.

9. A friction brake as set forth in claim 7, in which said adjustablebrake means includes control means so located as to be manuallyoperable.

10. In a fishing reel including a housing, a spool arranged to hold aline and mounted for free delivery of the line therefrom substantiallyaxially of the spool, a line pick-up device including a flier axiallydisplaceable between a winding-in position in which the flier isarranged to encircle the spool, and a casting position in which theflier is arranged in a position remote from said winding-in position,means including a crank for rotating the flier to wind the line in whenin spool encircling position, means operable by said crank for axiallydisplacing the flier from the casting to the winding-in position whensaid crank rotates in winding-in direction, and to displace the flierfrom winding-in to casting position when said crank rotates in thereverse direction, means operated by said crank means for imparting tosaid spool a reciprocating axial movement in combination with said flierrotation, a pick-up member mounted in said flier for radial movement,and a cam fixedly mounted with respect to said housing, said cam beingshaped and being operatively positioned with respect to said pick-upmember to displace said pick-up member in radial outward direction as aconsequence of the rotation of said flier during said return movement,whereby asid pick-up member is caused to protrude relatively to saidflier.

11. In a fishing reel of the non-rotating spool type, a spool arrangedto hold a line and mounted for free delivery of the line therefromforwardly substantially axially of said spool, said spool being axiallyreciprocable when reeling in, a line pick-up device including arotatable shaft, a flier arranged on said rotatable shaft to encirclethe spool for reeling in, an extensible and retractable pick-up pin onsaid flier, a pair of gears adapted to rotate said shaft, a crank pin onone of said gears, a hand crank operatively connected to said one ofsaid gears whereby rotation of said hand crank in a reeling in directionrotates said shaft, cross head means operatively connected to said crankpin and to said spool to reciprocate said spool with respect to saidflier between a forwardmost and a rearmost position when said hand crankis rotated in the reeling in direction, said shaft being slidableaxially to move said flier in the forward direction to a point forwardof said spool to a casting position, means operable by rotating saidhand crank in the direction opposite to said reeling in direction todisplace said spool toward its rearmost position away from said flierand to simultaneously slide said shaft forwardly in the forwarddirection, and means actuated by said forward sliding of said shaft toretract said pick-up pin.

12. In a fishing reel of the non-rotating spool type including anaxially slidable shaft, a spool arranged axially of said shaft to hold aline and mounted for free delivery of the line axially of the spool, aline pick-up device mounted on said shaft forwardly of said spoolincluding a rotatable flier arranged to encircle said spool and arectractable pick-up pin extending beyond the periphery of said flierwhen said reel is in reeling in condition to engage the line and wind iton the nonrotating spool, manually operated hand crank and gear means torotate said flier to wind the line on said spool, crank pin and crosshead means on one of said gear means to reciprocate said spool axiallybetween a forward and a rearward position with respect to said flier todistribute the line on the spool as it is reeled in, a lug on said oneof said gear means, lever means engageable with said shaft to projectsaid shaft axially forward away from said spool to a casting position,means cooperating with said pick-up pin to retract said pin radiallyupon projection of said shaft forwardly, a one direction escapementdevice operable to engage said lug to displace said spool toward arearward position upon reverse rotation of said hand crank, said levermeans being cooperatively associated with said escapement device toproject said slidable shaft forward to the casting position to retractsaid pick-up pin upon said reverse rotation of said hand crank.

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4. IN A FISHING REEL INCLUDING A NORMALLY NON-ROTATING SPOOL ARRANGED TOHOLD A LINE AND MOUNTED FOR FREE DELIVERY OF THE LINE THEREFROMSUBSTANTIALLY AXIALLY OF THE SPOOL, A LINE PICK-UP DEVICE INCLUDING ANAXIALLY DISPLACEABLE FLIER ARRANGED TO ENCIRCLE THE SPOOL, LEVER MEANSOPERABLE IN ONE DIRECTION FOR AXIALLY DISPLACING THE FLIER TO A POSITIONREMOTE FROM THE SPOOL AND RETURN MEANS OPERABLE IN THE OTHER DIRECTIONTO RETURN THE FLIER TO A POSITION ENCIRCLING THE SPOOL, COMMON MEANS FORROTATING THE FLIER TO WIND IN THE LINE WHEN IT IS IN SPOOL ENCIRCLINGPOSITION AND TO IMPART A RECIPROCATING AXIAL MOVEMENT TO SAID SPOOL, ABRAKING DEVICE INCLUDING A RING ROTATABLE WITH SAID SPOOL AND SLIDINGLYMOUNTED RELATIVE TO SAID SPOOL, AND A BRAKING SHOE MOUNTED TO EXERT ABRAKING ACTION ON SAID RING TO NORMALLY HOLD SAID SPOOL AGAINSTROTATION.
 10. IN A FISHING REEL INCLUDING A HOUSING, A SPOOL ARRANGED TOHOLD A LINE AND MOUNTED FOR FREE DELIVERY OF THE LINE THEREFROMSUBSTANTIALLY AXIALLY OF THE SPOOL, A LINE PICK-UP DEVICE INCLUDING AFLIER AXIALLY DISPLACEABLE BETWEEN A WINDING-IN POSITION IN WHICH THEFLIER IS ARRANGED TO ENCIRCLE THE SPOOL, AND A CASTING POSITION IN WHICHTHE FLIER IS ARRANGED IN A POSITION REMOTE FROM SAID WINDING-INPOSITION, MEANS INCLUDING A CRANK FOR ROTATING THE FLIER TO WIND THELINE IN WHEN IN SPOOL ENCIRCLING POSITION, MEANS OPERABLE BY SAID CRANKFOR AXIALLY DISPLACING THE FLIER FROM THE CASTING TO THE WINDING-INPOSITION WHEN SAID CRANK ROTATES IN WINDING-IN DIRECTION, AND TODISPLACE THE FLIER FROM WINDING-IN TO CASTING POSITION WHEN SAID CRANKROTATES IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION, MEANS OPERATED BY SAID CRANK MEANS FORIMPARTING TO SAID SPOOL A RECIPROCATING AXIAL MOVEMENT IN COMBINATIONWITH SAID FLIER ROTATION, A PICK-UP MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID FLIER FORRADIAL MOVEMENT, AND A CAM FIXEDLY MOUNTED WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOUSING,SAID CAM BEING SHAPED AND BEING OPERATIVELY POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TOSAID PICK-UP MEMBER TO DISPLACE SAID PICK-UP MEMBER IN RADIAL OUTWARDDIRECTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ROTATION OF SAID FLIER DURING SAIDRETURN MOVEMENT, WHEREBY ASID PICK-UP MEMBER IS CAUSED TO PROTRUDERELATIVELY TO SAID FLIER.